A surgical instrument is provided including a handle portion and a bodyportionextending distally from the handle portion and defining a longitudinal axis.The surgicalinstrument also includes a grasper disposed at a distal end of the bodyportion, the grasperincluding an ultraviolet (UV) light mechanism for performing UV tacking of animplant. Theimplant is positioned between the first and second jaw members of the grasper:(i) to be placed ata surgical site and (ii) to be exposed by a UV light emitted from the UV lightmechanism suchthat the UV tacking of the implant to the surgical site is performed.
